After 20 years, RASTA Sanctuary is changing. Due to health issues, the Sanctuary’s founder, Lucie Cerny, is no longer able to continue in the capacity in which she has been operating for the past two decades. As a result, she has made the incredibly hard decision to transfer the animals from RASTA Sanctuary into the care of A Home for Hooves Farm Sanctuary, who are planning to purchase land and to build a new facility that can accomodate all the animals from both sanctuaries, and many more for years to come.

This is a huge win for animals here on Vancouver Island and throughout BC.  RASTA will continue to exist, but after a period of recovery will be adjusting and changing to continue to advocate for abused and abandoned animals and educate the public. The sale of RASTA Sanctuary assets will provide a large monetary donation to help secure operational and emergency funds for A Home for Hooves, and the donation of physical assets from RASTA, along with the combination of donors and volunteers, will create a much more sustainable model that can grow and adapt and continue to serve those in desperate need of rescue.

Below are the profiles of animals who have called RASTA Sanctuary home. Until this transition is complete, these animals are still in the care of RASTA Sanctuary, and as they move their sponsors are being notified so that sponsorship support can transfer accordingly to A Home for Hooves.